The Game Award for Game of the Year

The Game Award for Game of the Year
Larian Studios won Game of the Year for Baldur's Gate 3 in 2023.
Awarded for	Best video game of the year
Country	United States
Presented by	The Game Awards
First award	December 5, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-05)
Most recent winner	Astro Bot (2024)
Most awards	Sony Interactive Entertainment (3)
Most nominations	Sony Interactive Entertainment (13)
Website	thegameawards.com

The Game Award for Game of the Year is an award presented annually by The Game Awards. It is given to a video game judged to deliver the best experience across creative and technical fields. The award is traditionally accepted by the game's directors or studio executives. The process begins with over 100 video game publications and websites, which collectively name six games as nominees. After the nominees are selected, the winner is chosen by a combined vote between the jury (90%) and public voting (10%).

Since its inception, the award has been given to eleven video games. Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment has won the award three times and been nominated a record thirteen times, while FromSoftware is the only developer with more than one win. Bethesda Softworks and Capcom are the most nominated companies without a win at four. The most recent winner is Astro Bot by Team Asobi.